411's Live! WWE Summerslam Coverage .::. Brock Vs. Rock
Posted by Widro on 08.25.2002
Howard Finkel runs down Baseball, and Trish comes out. She hugs him, and then Lilian comes into the ring from behind, and she slaps Howard. Kick to the groin. Trish and Lilian celebrate.
WWE Title
The Rock (c) vs. Brock Lesnar w/Paul Heyman
Wow Tazz and Cole get to announce this match. Back and forth to start. Brock sends Rock to the floor. Brawling into the crowd, and Brock guerilla presses Rock and drops him onto the barricade. Back into the ring and Brock is in firm control. Heyman chokes Rock as Brock and the ref chat. Rock is up after a lengthy beating, and goes to work. Clothesline. Another. Brock wont go down. Brock ducks one, but Rock attacks and hits a DDT. Rock trips up Brock. Sharpshooter. Is that a Lets Go Lesnar chant? Brock fights in the Sharpshooter and goes to tap, but Heyman distracts the ref. Chair into the ring, and Lesnar hits Rock in the gut. Big bear hug by Brock. Brock with a belly to back from the bearhug. And holds the bear hug on the mat. Brock squeezes the bear hug on the mat. The ref checks the arm. Once. Twice and on three, the Rock is alive. Crowd boos loudly! Wow. Rocky Chant in response to the boos. Rock fights out of the bear hug. Brock shoulderblocks Rock into the corner. Rock explodes out of the corner to a mixed reaction. Rock clears Brock to the floor. Rock follows and Heyman gets in his face. Brock charges, Rock ducks and takes down Brock. Rock with a catapult and Brock hits the STEEEEEL ringpost head first. Rock Bottom on Heyman through the announce table. Rocky Sucks chant. Back into the ring. Rock Bottom. Brock kicks out and the crowd is electric. Brock up and HE hits Rock Bottom on Rock!! Brock covers, Rock kicks out. Rock with a spinebuster. Sets up for the People's Elbow. Brock up with a HUGE lariat and the crowd pops huge. Brock goes for F5, Rock counters and lands on his feet. They go toe to toe. Brock gets Rock on his back, hits F5 and the crowd COUNTS THE THREE with the ref!
Winner and NEW WWE Champ: Brock Lesnar
Crowd pops huge and I don’t think anyone could have predicted that the crowd would have turned Brock babyface tonight. Overall an incredible event.
